Havens Holistic Healing founders featured on Close Up Radio after recovery journey

Chastidy and Ryan Mader of Havens Holistic Healing were featured in a two-part Close Up Radio interview in September, highlighting their recovery, writing and plans to expand addiction and mental-health care. The couple also announced a Sept. 23 book event in Bloomington and a new podcast from Chastidy.

Why it matters: - Chastidy and Ryan Mader are turning personal recovery into a broader business and community platform. - Havens Holistic Healing is moving beyond primary care toward more coordinated addiction and mental-health treatment. - The Maders are also using books, podcasts and public events to extend their message about recovery, reinvention and support.

What happened: - Close Up Radio featured Chastidy and Ryan Mader in a two-part interview with Jim Masters and Doug Llewelyn in September. - The first interview aired Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 1 p.m. Eastern. - The second interview aired Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 3 p.m. Eastern. - The Maders said the appearances will help them share more of their personal stories and professional work.

The details: - Chastidy and Ryan met 12 years ago while both were in opioid addiction. - They later separated, entered recovery independently and rebuilt their lives before reconnecting and marrying. - Chastidy rebuilt her relationship with her children, returned to school, earned a master’s degree and became a family nurse practitioner. - Chastidy founded Havens Holistic Healing, a primary care practice focused on medication-assisted treatment and mental-health care. - Chastidy also became an author and later returned to her nursing school as an instructor. - Her book, Heroin(e): Decide & Conquer, focuses on rebuilding identity after addiction and trauma. - Chastidy said her first marriage ended because of infidelity, while a later marriage became abusive. - Chastidy described Havens Holistic Healing as a professional medical practice shaped by lived experience. - Ryan Mader’s recovery journey included decades of addiction and incarceration, followed by recovery, education, writing, housing and reentry work. - Ryan now serves on the board of an organization that once helped him get back on his feet. - Ryan is a featured author in the anthology Stories of Transgression and Recovery and is working on a memoir. - The Maders are developing Havens Holistic Healing into a more comprehensive addiction and mental-health treatment program with behavioral health, counseling, peer support, recovery support and coordinated care. - The couple is also building a nonprofit focused on community outreach. - On Sept. 23, the Maders will hold their first book event at Redbud Books in Bloomington, with proceeds supporting New Leaf New Life. - Chastidy is preparing to launch a podcast called Heroin with an E. - More information is available on Havens Holistic Healing's website. - Close Up Radio also pointed listeners to its Facebook page at Close Up Radio on Facebook.

Between the lines: - The Maders are framing recovery as the beginning of a larger life story, not the end of one. - Their work blends personal testimony with professional services, which can make their message especially resonant for people facing addiction or trauma. - The planned podcast and nonprofit suggest the couple is trying to scale that message beyond one practice or one book.

What's next: - Chastidy and Ryan will continue sharing more of their stories in upcoming podcast appearances this September. - Chastidy's podcast launch will add another channel for discussion about addiction, trauma, motherhood, medicine and rebuilding. - The Maders' planned expansion of Havens Holistic Healing will be a key step in turning their recovery mission into a fuller care model. - Their Sept. 23 book event will serve as an early test of community interest and support.